The Massacre
by 50 Cent
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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 273 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 137 out of 273
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 273
  3. Negative: 100 out of 273

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  1. goatman
    Mar 19, 2005
    10
    great album
  2. BEEBEE
    Mar 18, 2005
    0
    worth a quarter
  3. DRED
    Mar 18, 2005
    10
    This CD is great!! I dont know why all you losers are giving it such a bad rating....i bet you dont even listen to it you idiots...this CD has amazing beats and lyrics its awesome BUY IT!!!
  4. TheO.G.Hustler
    Mar 18, 2005
    5
    this album shows how 50 changed. He's not the same gangsta with uzi tryin to get something to eat but now he's a verry rich dude who wants to fuck with everybody. That's the only message you keep in your mind after linstnin' the massacre album. 50 cent did not gice his best on this album.
  5. SanttuR.
    Mar 17, 2005
    6
    Certainly not "the shit", this album is so mediocre that it actually hurts.
  6. RJ
    Mar 17, 2005
    8
    People need to stop Hatin. This ain't a bad album at all. If u like commercial rap such as G-unit, u'll love this album. but if u expect cannibus type lyrics ur looking in the wrong place. All 21 songs are better than average. And a lot of standout tracks. Lots of great hooks and beats.
  7. GEEM
    Mar 16, 2005
    4
    Not worth buying at all. He has gotten way to familiar. There is sm=omething mentally wrong with man. Was a big fan, now i just spectating on the side line, dont wanna get involved.
  8. st
    Mar 15, 2005
    10
    ALBUM IS THHHE SHITTT!! RATE 10
  9. BobB
    Mar 14, 2005
    1
    Crap.
  10. JamalK
    Mar 13, 2005
    5
    This song be alright. It ain't all da't bad. But be truthful his previous work be lot better than this.
  11. JamesM
    Mar 12, 2005
    10
    This cd is the shit. Amazing beats and amazing lyrics. Buy this cd right now Best Tracks- They are all great
  12. DonD
    Mar 12, 2005
    0
    This is the worst rap album ever.
  13. [Anonymous]
    Mar 11, 2005
    0
    This album sucks! Don't waste your money!!!
  14. LauC
    Mar 11, 2005
    0
    2005 may still be young but this is really bad music.
  15. DennisV
    Mar 11, 2005
    10
    This album is incredible. Any one who gives it a 4 or below is an idiot or just hates 50. This album is way more original than the first.
  16. figz
    Mar 11, 2005
    3
    this cd is garbadge 50 needs to stick wit sellin clothes cuz his 15 minutes of fame are up. The reason i gave it a 3 is cause some of the themes in the songs are good but his rhymes are terribly weak. Quit actin like god b4 u get poped
  17. DominicG
    Mar 11, 2005
    10
    50 cents new album is perfect because of his spectacular 1st cd everyone thinks hes falling of but hes not. He kinda wanted the Massacre not to be so good even though it is threw my eyes perfect most fans are going to be disapointted. So when he drops his next album this year it will be looked at as a classic and if you listen to 50's lyrics he even says "This is Chess not Checkers 50 cents new album is perfect because of his spectacular 1st cd everyone thinks hes falling of but hes not. He kinda wanted the Massacre not to be so good even though it is threw my eyes perfect most fans are going to be disapointted. So when he drops his next album this year it will be looked at as a classic and if you listen to 50's lyrics he even says "This is Chess not Checkers these the wrong shots/after oyur next move i'll give you what i got." thats proves my theory. After the Massacre 50 will drop a Boab cd that will earn the fans respect back and it will be a lot easier after dropping a stank cd.… Expand
  18. AliJ
    Mar 10, 2005
    3
    Get rich or die tryin was in my eyes a master piece. A almost hybrid of Biggies layed back smooth style and Tupac's hard edge sophisticated. So the massacre had so much potential and it did live up to its name. ITS A FUCKING MASSACRE!!! A massacre of beats, a massacre of time and a massacre of money. Something has happened to the artist such as Eminem and 50 it seems they have Get rich or die tryin was in my eyes a master piece. A almost hybrid of Biggies layed back smooth style and Tupac's hard edge sophisticated. So the massacre had so much potential and it did live up to its name. ITS A FUCKING MASSACRE!!! A massacre of beats, a massacre of time and a massacre of money. Something has happened to the artist such as Eminem and 50 it seems they have traveled to far out of the nest and now are in an owasis of shitty and unoriginal ideas. Song after song is packed with crappy rapping from Fiddy. It's all about how rich he is and how many niggers hez shot. These topics can be played on creativly but no such arguement can be made here. It's awful shit you would expect from Young Buck or somthing (I H8 YOUNG BUCK HOW HE GETS LIFE) Dre needs 2 regain control or aftermath will eventually fall. With Shyne being relased from prision I have the feeling things are going to change. FREE SHYNE… Expand
  19. BigJ
    Mar 10, 2005
    4
    this album isn't worth downloading for free or bootlegging for $5...yeah sure there's some nice beats from Dr. Dre, but I'll hear those in the club and on the radio and soon be tired of them...Lyrically, 50 cent is saying nothing new and claims to be a thug with guns...Please he lives in a $50 million mansion in the Connecticut suburbs. he's paid and he doesn't this album isn't worth downloading for free or bootlegging for $5...yeah sure there's some nice beats from Dr. Dre, but I'll hear those in the club and on the radio and soon be tired of them...Lyrically, 50 cent is saying nothing new and claims to be a thug with guns...Please he lives in a $50 million mansion in the Connecticut suburbs. he's paid and he doesn't have the desire to write some decent lyrics. get the Game instead, it's much better lyrically with same above ave production.… Expand
  20. ronk
    Mar 9, 2005
    1
    garbage..this cd junk the best song on it is candy shop, the beat sounds alot like lean back dont you think...50s a coward hides behind dres beat..only reason people bought his cd was because he created all this hype..after listening to it you'll realize its junk....jada's gonna eat him and his piggy...
  21. JL
    Mar 9, 2005
    0
    This is just garbage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  22. RameezA
    Mar 9, 2005
    6
    I haven't heard this album and don't intend to either, but I gave it a 6 so as not to upset his user rating so much. What I wanted to say is that it is really funny they way some people are reviewing and analyzing this cd (i.e. Shaun T.). I'm sure Fifty was very concerned with the cohesiveness of the album. Very Street. I hope I'm not the only one seeing the irony in I haven't heard this album and don't intend to either, but I gave it a 6 so as not to upset his user rating so much. What I wanted to say is that it is really funny they way some people are reviewing and analyzing this cd (i.e. Shaun T.). I'm sure Fifty was very concerned with the cohesiveness of the album. Very Street. I hope I'm not the only one seeing the irony in some of this stuff. Alright, I'm done.… Expand
  23. alexc
    Mar 9, 2005
    3
    the album kind of sucks i dont know why dre let this album get released and plus i think 50 cents days are numbered with beef know with everybody from jarule, jadakiss, fat joe, nas who is nothing to play with look at beef with jay z even he couldnt take him out and beef with the game his own boy i dont know how much longer he got.
  24. RuperB
    Mar 8, 2005
    10
    this is the greatest album of all time. 50 cent is the future. The game doesnt know what he has done. G Unit
  25. AlexH
    Mar 7, 2005
    7
    Beats, catchy choruses (a rapper with vocals, finally), And fifty being himself, what more could ctritics ask for.
  26. ShaunT.
    Mar 7, 2005
    5
    For being one of the most hyped rap CD's in years, 50 flat-out fails to live up to the hype. Is it fair to judge an album based on the hype it's riding on? Normally no, but 50 thrives on it. The album is chock-full of boasting and gangsta cliches. This would all be fine had it been inventively done, but this album feels so cobbled together that it has no real cohesive structure, For being one of the most hyped rap CD's in years, 50 flat-out fails to live up to the hype. Is it fair to judge an album based on the hype it's riding on? Normally no, but 50 thrives on it. The album is chock-full of boasting and gangsta cliches. This would all be fine had it been inventively done, but this album feels so cobbled together that it has no real cohesive structure, thus seems scattershot and a bit overboard in running time (something I would normally never speak negatively about unless I thought it was a serious issue). This album is also full of filler. Plain and simple, that's the truth. The stand-out tracks are the ones that, for the most part, move past this tough-guy taunting garbage and head straight for the dance floor or the bedroom. Far darker and much more ominous than Get Rich, Massacre is almost gruelling to listen to in one sitting. Low bass, dark beats, violent lyrics... 50 has become a full-blown cliche. I would not suggest purchasing this album if you have high expectations... there's an EP's worth of good material ("In My Hood", "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno", "Outta Control", "Get In My Car", "Just a Lil Bit", and "So Amazing"), but the rest is barely up-to-par, if that. Save your money and download the songs listed above, seeing as they really are worthwhile.… Expand
  27. PhillipI
    Mar 7, 2005
    10
    This CD is Tight.... I dont know why all you are tripping and saying it sucks and 50 cent is over.. Man if he is over how come is album is selling so good right know. You all are just haters. The flow of the album is incredible, and the beats are just what hip-hop likes. A definite must buy.
  28. PG
    Mar 7, 2005
    1
    OOOOUCH This is a massacre but not in the way fiddy implies...damn the hits on here are almost none existant.
  29. daveyj
    Mar 7, 2005
    10
    5 hot songs, which is more than you can say with most albums. a few crappy ones. the rest are solid. way better than i expected and a solid, conistent effort. not too different from get rich or die tryin, but if you liked that one you'll probably like this. the 5 hot songs: Gunz Come Out, Ski Mask Way, Ryder Music, Position of Power, I Don't Need Em
  30. chrisn
    Mar 7, 2005
    4
    50 cent should have had eminem produce the whole album because 50 has no lyrics and this cd does not come anywhere close to get rich or die trying
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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. Rolling Stone
    80
    Not all of Massacre is as immediately catchy as Get Rich, but it's close.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    75
    A joyride of an album that's as fun as it is familiar. [2 Mar 2005, p.E2]
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    20
    It's pretty much all the same synth leads, bang-bang beats, and tired rhymes as every other Aftermath related project since The Eminem Show, which wasn't that great either.
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